Naut. [Perh. an alteration, after GASKET, of F. lacet (see LATCHET) which is used in the same sense.] One of the loops or rings of cord by which a bonnet is attached to the foot of a sail.
1704. J. Harris, Lex. Techn., Laskets or Latches, are small Lines like Loops, fastned by sowing into the Bonnets and Drablers of a Ship; in order to lace the Bonnets to the Courses, or the Drablers to the Bonnets.
1721. in Bailey.
1867. in Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk.
